Dicot Collection (page 20)

Tagetes erecta L. marigold

Magnolia denudata, yulan magnolia
Illustration in the Reeves Collection, c. 1820s, watercolour with bodycolour on paper. Also used in Potted Histories (2003) by Sandra Knapp (page 134)

Olea europea, olive
A photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Olea europea, olive

Bryobia praetiosa, clover mite model
A large scale model of the clover mite (Bryobia praetiosa), a common mite found in grassland, native to Britain. Held within the Natural History Museum, London

Beta vulgaris, spinach beet
Illustration from Icones Plantarum Medicinalium (1784) by Johann Zorn. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Vitis sp. red grape
A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a red grape (Vitis sp.), artificially coloured by computer

Convolvulus Cave at Walsingham, Bermuda 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Lavandula santolinaefolia, lavender
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Ipomoea sp. morning glory
An illustration of morning glory by John Frederick Miller, 1776, from the Cook Collection held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Prunus armenicaca, apricot
Illustration from Pomona Italiana volume 2 1817-39, by Count Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Illustration entitled Albicocca di Germania

Ferula galbaniflua, galbanum
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Campanula sp. bellflower
An illustration of Campanula, artist unknown. Original artwork from the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Theobroma cacao, cacao
A photograph of six of decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall showing Theobroma cacao, cacao

Vitis sp. grape seed
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a grape seed (Vitis sp.), artificially coloured by computer

Solanum sp. tomato seed
A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a tomato seed (Solanum sp.), artificially coloured by computer

Chaptalia nutans, silverpuff
Chaptalia nutans specimen in the Sloane Herbarium taken from Jamaica

Leptoglossis ferreyraei
A pollen grain of Leptoglossis ferreyraei (polar view) from the family Solanaceae, the tomato family

Tobacco market, Philippines
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Rosmarinus rigidus, rosemary
Illustration from Icones ad Floram Europae (1867) by Alexis Jordan. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Rosa centifolia, cabbage rose
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Azidirachta indica, neem tree
Watercolour by Olivia Fanny Tonge (1858-1949). From one of sixteen sketchbooks presented to the Natural History Museum in 1952. Hindus use these leaves to bury their dead

Viola tricolor, wild pansy
Wild pansy in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Derek Adams, July 2004

Dendrophthoe pentadra, mistletoe
Illustration of mistletoe (Dendrophthoe pentadra) by Sydney Parkinson

Leptoglossis lomana
A pollen grain of the Leptoglossis lomana (polar view) from the family Solanacea, the tomato family

Quassia amara, quassia
A photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Quassia amara

Xylomelum pyriforme, woody pear
Finished watercolour by John Frederick Miller from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Alecto edition

Psittacula krameri, rose-ringed parakeet
Plate 56 from Parrots in Captivity 1 (1884-87) by William Thomas Greene

Banyan tree, Ki Dulan, Indonesia
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Casuarina sp. ironwood tree and Pandanus sp. screw pine tr
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Nelumbo sp. lotus
Illustration of lotus (Nelumba sp.) by Sydney Parkinson

Insects of Surinam
Plate 14 from Dissertatio de Generatione et Metamorphosibus Insectorum Surinamensium (1726) by Maria Sybilla Merian (1647-1717) & Johanna Helena Herolt (1668-1773)

Prunus sp. cherry tree
Illustration from Full Instructions for the Young Artist (1817) by George Brookshaw

Mancragora officinarum, mandrake
Copy of De Materia Medica by the Greek physician Dioscorides. Used as standard medical work up to Middle Ages. Copy made in 1460 and owned by Sir Joseph Banks

Turkestan rose, rosa rugosa
Illustration of rosa rugosa (Turkestan rose) from Flora Japonica (1838) by Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796-1866)

Cereus hexagonus, lady of the night cactus
Unsigned artwork from mid to late 1700s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Aconitumm napellus, monk s-hood
Illustration by Arthur Harry Church, 1903. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 12

Ribes sativum, white and red currants
Illustration from Full Instructions for the Young Artist (1817) by George Brookshaw. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Green caterpillar & adult moth
See 29704 Erinnyis ello, on Royal/Spanish jasmine, Jasminum grandiflorum, coral snake Corallus enhydris below. Plate 46 from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium by Maria Sybilla Merian

Nymphaea lotus, water lily of Malabar
Watercolour by T. Reichel, 1789. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Mammillaria elephantidens, elephants tooth
Illustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Bauera rubioides, dog rose
Hand coloured etching by Henry C. Andrews (fl. 1796-1828). Published in The botanists repository for new and rare plants (1816)

Melastoma malabathrica, black-strawberry tree
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Reseda alba, white upright mignonette
Watercolour by Arthur Harry Church, 21 August 1906. Plate 155

Two species of beetle, with larvae on a Mexican or prickly poppy. Plate 24 from Metamorphosis Insectorum (1705) by Maria Sybilla Merian (1647-1717)

Echinocactus coptonogonus, cactus
Illustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Echinocacte hexaedrophorus
Illustration from Iconographie Des Cactees (1841-1847) by Charles Antoine Lemaire. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Pyrus communis, conference pears
Illustration from Full Instructions for the Young Artist: a companion to the Treatises on Flowers and Birds 1817, by George Brookshaw

Urtica dioica, stinging nettle
A herb which has various medicinal benefits and produces tiny hairs that sting when in contact with skin due to the presence of histamine and formic acid

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